Dentist West Palm Beach Clinic - Health Care District of Palm Beach County

Overview

Under the general supervision of the Director of Dental Services, the Dentist diagnoses and treats diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums, and related oral structures.

Responsibilities

Examines the patient to determine nature of condition.

Provides preventive dental care and general dentistry.

Participates in outreach functions.

Educates patient in oral and dental hygiene.

Participates in collaborative efforts.

Collaborates in Quality Performance Improvement programs.

Provides instruction to dental assistants as needed.

Emergency duty may be required of the incumbent including but not limited to: working in special needs or Red Cross shelters, performing other emergency duties responding to threats ordisasters, man-made or natural as required.

Qualifications

Education: DDS or DMD degree from accredited dental school is required.

Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of dentistry experience. Practice in community or public health setting preferable.

Certification: Health Care District Primary Care Clinics providers must be licensed and registered as a DDS or DMD in the State of Florida.

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Licensure: Unrestricted license from the Florida Dental Board. Registrations: Drug Enforcement Agency Controlled Substance Registration including schedules: 2, 2N, 3, 3N, 4, 5.

Health Care District of Palm Beach County is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace. We embrace diversity and do not discriminate based onrace, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.